Safeguarding Support Manager
Bourne Grammar School, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9JE12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
4 November 2026 at 9am
Date listed
23 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £33,672.00 - £36,580.00 Annually (FTE) Salary will be paid pro rata.
Safeguarding Support Manager job summary
Bourne Grammar School is seeking a compassionate, proactive and highly organised Safeguarding Support Manager to help ensure that every student feels safe, supported and heard. Working directly with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), you will respond to concerns, support vulnerable students and build effective relationships with families and external agencies. We are looking for someone with sound judgement, excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to the welfare of young people, who can approach sensitive situations with care and professionalism. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a lasting difference to students’ lives within our school community.
We are proud of our strong, dedicated staff and warm community spirit, and we believe this role would be an ideal next step for an individual who thrives in a busy, high-achieving setting and who values professionalism, discretion, and a collaborative approach. For someone with appropriate experience and a desire to contribute to a school that consistently sets the bar high, this is a superb opportunity to develop further and make a lasting impact.
Bourne Grammar School is a high-achieving selective grammar school with a strong reputation for academic excellence and a supportive, inclusive ethos, where pastoral care lies at the heart of our community. Our vision is to inspire and empower everyone to believe, grow and succeed together, and this underpins everything we do. With a clear mission to provide the best atmosphere and the best support, we strive for the best results—defined not only by academic success, but also by the personal development and wellbeing of our students. As an employer, we ensure strong professional development opportunities and encourage staff to identify ways in which they can improve and develop.
Why join Bourne Grammar School?
We believe that the success of our students depends on the wellbeing, development and support of our staff. We are proud of the positive and collaborative culture within our school and are committed to ensuring colleagues feel valued and supported in their professional lives.
Alongside excellent opportunities for professional development, staff benefit from:
- The opportunity to work with highly motivated, respectful students who are keen to learn
- Supportive and approachable leaders who value staff voice and provide clear guidance, professional trust and encouragement
- A strong culture of professional collaboration and support across departments
- Opportunities to contribute to trips, enrichment activities and the wider life of the school
- Free access to our on-site fitness suite
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) through BUPA, offering confidential advice and support for personal, financial and mental wellbeing
- Cycle to Work scheme, supporting healthier and more sustainable commuting
We are committed to creating an environment where colleagues feel valued, supported and able to flourish both professionally and personally.
For further details about the role, or the School, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Bourne Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and to maintain a child-centred approach to safeguarding.
The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates, and other pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Bourne Grammar School is an equal opportunities employer.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Bourne Grammar School
- Organisation type
- Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1718 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
We are an oversubscribed mixed selective school serving Bourne, Stamford and Peterborough. Our students are well-behaved and motivated and are taught in modern and well-resourced facilities. The school offers 240 places to students in Year 7 and, with a growing Sixth Form of over 500, has expanded to become one of the largest grammar schools in the country. The vast majority of Year 11 students transfer into our Sixth Form where students are offered a choice of 26 A-Level subjects.
The best atmosphere, the best support, the best results
This is our purpose statement - we have no long or complicated mission statement. The order of the purpose statement is deliberate; we believe that if we get the atmosphere and support right then, given our able students and committed staff, good results will follow. The atmosphere is special and cherished by us all and something that interview candidates often remark upon. We are a large and busy school and our students are well-behaved, motivated and want to be here and their parents/carers want them to be here. Most of the students, most of the time, want to learn and enjoy lessons which are well-taught and engaging.
The teaching staff body numbers around 100 teachers supported by 40 non-teaching colleagues. All teaching staff are subject specialists and are only required to teach their own subject. Staff absence is very low, as is staff turnover. Staff who do leave often do so for promoted posts. All teaching staff at Bourne Grammar School are issued with a laptop and other benefits including no breaktime, lunchtime or bus supervision duties and free on-site parking. Tea and coffee are freely available in our two large staffrooms.
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